
Two funeral homes, one of which is owned by a former Louisville mayor hopeful, are being sued by families who allege they were victims of illegal cremations.
In December 2023, the Hinkel family took its matriarch, Charlotte's, body to JB Ratterman's Funeral Home in Louisville. Because the funeral home does not have a cremation facility, despite offering the service on its website, it then sent Charlotte's body to the Cloverport Funeral Home to be cremated, WAVE reported.